Boxer FLOYD MAYWEATHER JR tops SI.com's "Fortunate 50" list, the "first time since SI.com began publishing" the list in '04 that TIGER WOODS is not No. 1, according to Michael McKnight of SI.com. Woods ranks third this year, with fellow golfer PHIL MICKELSON coming in at No. 2. Mayweather was "unranked a year ago but scored two huge pay-per-view paydays to earn $85 million without a single endorsement." NBA players took up 18 spots last year, but that was cut to 13 this year. NBAers, who have "historically claimed more spots in the Fortunate 50 than any other group, had their salaries slashed" by nearly 20% due to the lockout-shortened '11-12 season. The endorsement estimates for the list "came from Burns Entertainment & Sports Marketing, other sports-marketing executives and analysts, and agents." Salary figures "were based on current or most recently completed seasons." The '11 calendar was used for "winnings-based sports" (SI.com, 7/16). Meanwhile ROGER FEDERER tops the "International 20" for the fourth straight year, but this year's list "is marked by DAVID BECKHAM's return to the top 5, and MANNY PACQUIAO's fall from it" (SI.com, 7/16).

RK

ATHLETE

SALARY/EARNINGS

ENDORSEMENTS

TOTAL

1)

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

$85,000,000

$0

$85,000,000

2)

Phil Mickelson

$3,763,488

$57,000,000

$60,763,488

3)

Tiger Woods

$1,940,238

$54,500,000

$56,440,238

4)

Kobe Bryant

$20,286,000

$28,000,000

$48,286,000

5)

LeBron James

$12,880,000

$33,000,000

$45,880,000

6)

Alex Rodriguez

$30,000,000

$3,500,000

$33,500,000

7)

Peyton Manning

$18,000,000

$13,000,000

$31,000,000

8)

Dale Earnhardt Jr

$4,164,690

$24,000,000

$28,164,690

9)

Derek Jeter

$15,729,364

$12,000,000

$27,729,364

10)

Larry Fitzgerald

$26,250,000

$500,000

$26,750,000

11)

Kevin Durant

$14,000,000

$12,480,840

$26,480,840

12)

Joe Mauer

$23,000,000

$2,750,000

$25,750,000

13)

Mario Williams

$25,000,000

$500,000

$25,500,000

14)

Dwight Howard

$14,490,000

$11,000,000

$25,490,000

15)

Carmelo Anthony

$14,907,450

$10,000,000

$24,907,450

16)

Dwyane Wade

$12,638,000

$12,000,000

$24,638,000

17)

Vernon Wells

$24,187,500

$250,000

$24,437,500

18)

Jeff Gordon

$5,912,830

$18,000,000

$23,912,830

19)

Derrick Rose

$5,621,880

$18,230,770

$23,852,650

20)

CC Sabathia

$23,000,000

$800,000

$23,800,000

21)

Mark Teixeira

$23,125,000

$250,000

$23,375,000

22)

Prince Fielder

$23,000,000

$250,000

$23,250,000

23)

Calvin Johnson

$21,750,000

$1,000,000

$22,750,000

24)

Amar'e Stoudemire

$14,665,250

$8,000,000

$22,665,250

25)

Adrian Gonzalez

$21,857,142

$500,000

$22,357,142

26)

Tom Brady

$12,250,000

$10,000,000

$22,250,000

27)

Kevin Garnett

$17,103,870

$5,000,000

$22,103,870

28)

Justin Verlander

$20,100,000

$2,000,000

$22,100,000

29t)

Cliff Lee

$21,500,000

$500,000

$22,000,000

29t)

Tony Stewart

$6,530,000

$15,470,000

$22,000,000

31)

Eli Manning

$11,750,000

$10,000,000

$21,750,000

32)

Ryan Howard

$20,000,000

$1,500,000

$21,500,000

33)

Jimmie Johnson

$6,269,360

$14,703,640

$21,000,000

34)

Tim Duncan

$17,146,500

$3,500,000

$20,646,500

35)

Roy Halladay

$20,000,000

$250,000

$20,250,000

36t)

Barry Zito

$19,000,000

$1,000,000

$20,000,000

36t)

Carl Crawford

$19,500,000

$500,000

$20,000,000

36t)

Albert Pujols

$12,000,000

$8,000,000

$20,000,000

39)

Arian Foster

$18,000,000

$1,750,000

$19,750,000

40)

Chris Paul

$13,169,643

$6,000,000

$19,169,643

41)

Torii Hunter

$18,500,000

$200,000

$18,700,000

42)

Rashard Lewis

$17,015,000

$750,000

$17,765,000

43)

Kevin Kolb

$17,500,000

$0

$17,500,000

44)

Josh Beckett

$17,000,000

$200,000

$17,200,000

45)

Jake Peavy

$17,000,000

$150,000

$17,150,000

46)

Robert Mathis

$17,000,000

$125,000

$17,125,000

47)

Calais Campbell

$17,000,000

$100,000

$17,100,000

48)

Chris Bosh

$12,898,112

$4,000,000

$16,898,112

49)

A.J. Burnett

$16,500,000

$275,000

$16,775,000

50)

Charles Woodson

$15,562,500

$250,000

$15,812,500

DISSECTING THE LIST: Syndicated radio host Dan Patrick discussed the list on his show yesterday, saying of Mayweather, “How long did he fight, like 35 minutes maybe?” Patrick said of Woods, “Isn’t it amazing ... with all the endorsements that Tiger lost that he would still be in the top five? I think that’s what’s surprising because it was abandon ship there. Now you’ve had some other brands that have come back, some stayed with him.” Meanwhile, he noted that Angels LF VERNON WELLS was the most "surprising" person on the list and said, “Man, it’s surprising that people didn’t think that was a bad deal when they signed it. You know I said, ‘Really, Vernon Wells?’ The Wells family is not going to show up to see Vernon Wells” ("The Dan Patrick Show," 7/17).